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'What Are You Doing Here?' Author Talks Black Women In Heavy Metal (Audio)

January 4, 2013

Laina Dawes, author of the book "What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life And Liberation In Heavy Metal" (Bazillion Points),was interviewed on Wednesday (January 2) on the "Soundcheck" show on the New York City radio station WNYC 93.9 FM. Topics discussed include the author's lifelong attraction to metal; resistance face by black women trying to enter the metal scene; and the rewards of trusting instinct and sticking to the music regardless of opposition from metalheads and the black community.

The 20-minute interview is now available for streaming using the audio player below.

Featuring a foreword by Skin of SKUNK ANANSIE, "What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life And Liberation In Heavy Metal" is available now in softcover wherever books are sold, and in eBook form via the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Apple iTunes Books, and Kobo platforms.

For more information, visit www.bazillionpoints.com.

Laina Dawes is a journalist, cultural critic, and photographer. She has contributed to CBC Radio, Metal Edge, The Wire, Afrotoronto.com, and Blogher.com. An active public speaker, she has appeared at SXSW and the EMP pop music conference. She lives in Toronto, and her personal blog lives at WritingIsFighting.com.

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